TYPES OF GOVERNMENT

Government run by religious leader/leaders; no separation of church and state.

Example: United States; citizens vote for representatives on local, state and national levels who make laws.

Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.

Saddam Hussein from Iraq in the 1980s-2000s

Example: Ancient Greece; citizens gathered to make decisions for their city-states and voted directly on issues.

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power. Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God. What is this system of government? Options: Theocracy, Democracy, Republic, Monarchy

Self-appointed single person/group rules controlling all aspects of public life (example: freedom of speech) often through military force, intimidation

Government authority is based on the consent of the governed.

What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.

A government where a God or divine ones are given the status of supreme ruler? (Examples: The Vatican, Egyptians, etc..)